W. B. Yeats: Home

This research guide is designed to connect the researcher quickly to many sorts of information sources on William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), the most well-known and influential Irish poet of modern times.

Drawing of William Butler Yeats, by John Singer Sargent, 1908

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"William Butler Yeats," from British Poets, 1880-1914 (Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 19)

"William Butler Yeats," from Nobel Laureates in Literature, Vol. 4 (Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 332)

"William Butler Yeats," from the Oxford Companion to English Literature (7th edition)

"William Butler Yeats," from the Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

"William Butler Yeats," from the Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

"William Butler Yeats," from the Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

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There are two episodes of this excellent BBC Radio 4 program on Yeats. Click a link below to listen to a show.